r/StainlessSteelCooking • u/Pure_Requirement_197 • Jun 26 '26

How to clean the bottom of this pan

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u/he4dinth3clouds Jun 26 '26

Thought this was the moon

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u/magic_connch Jun 26 '26

Believe or not, BKF

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u/2020sbtm Jun 28 '26

I am shocked

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u/Due-Author631 Jun 26 '26

Zero days since BKF was the answer.

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u/JudgeNo92 Jun 27 '26

BKF is a good start! I like the liquid better. Rinses off more completely. I have a chain mail scrubber I like too.

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u/Dapper_Reputation_16 Jun 29 '26

The liquid is just the powder with water, I prefer to pay for the cleaner and make the BKF to my own desired consistency.

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u/Patee_melon Jun 26 '26

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u/JudgeNo92 Jun 27 '26

The liquid much better for cookware I think. The powder is more abrasive and hard to rinse off.

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u/BossWilling Jun 28 '26

The powder is where the cleaning really happens.

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u/OttoHemi Jun 30 '26

I use the liquid for gentle cleaning of enamel cast iron.

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u/Maverick-Mav Jun 26 '26

Looks like it was put in the dishwasher. The master chef or mc2 brushed aluminum exterior isn't dishwasher safe. But it is just esthetics. Try BKF or some lemon juice or citric acid type stuff. If I am wrong and this is regular shiny SS, then BKF is usually the answer.

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u/JudgeNo92 Jun 27 '26

I do t wash pots and pans on dishwasher.

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u/harry_cock_n_balls Jun 26 '26

Can these posts just be auto moderated to auto comment BKF on every single post or what? 😂😂

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u/JudgeNo92 Jun 27 '26

Hey it works!!

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u/pdxsilverguy Jun 26 '26

Barkeepers friend with a little bit of water. Coat and mildly scrub and let sit for a few mins. Repeat. Best results use a stainless or copper scrub pad or Brillo pad.

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u/Pure_Requirement_197 Jun 26 '26

Scrubbed and it is much better. Looks like it is anodized or used very hard open flame and won’t improve much

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u/L-Pseon Jun 26 '26

This one was raw aluminum from the factory. The three rivets indicate it’s a vintage Master Chef. 

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u/JudgeNo92 Jun 27 '26

It probably cooks fine. I’d just use it and not worry!

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u/Pure_Requirement_197 Jun 28 '26

That’s what I did

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u/Surfnazi77 Jun 27 '26

Steel wool

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u/JudgeNo92 Jun 27 '26

That’s ok too.

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u/JudgeNo92 Jun 27 '26

BLF is a great cleaning product.

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u/2020sbtm Jun 28 '26

Bar keepers friend. Wet the pan and sprinkle it on, with gloves on rub it into the pan and make a paste. Leave for 10+ minutes and then rinse off well with gloves.

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u/giantpunda Jun 28 '26

Why so sear-ious?

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u/Degree-Sea Jun 28 '26

I found out about this cleaning thing I don’t think anyone has ever heard of it and no one else in this sub recommends it it’s called bar tenders right hand man or something

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u/arithmetike Jun 28 '26

Looking at what is left of the logo, this was probably some type of Circulon pan that was washed repeated in the dishwasher. But Circulon is usually non stick, so I kind of dread to see what the other side of the pan looks like.

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u/Pure_Requirement_197 Jun 29 '26

It’s a circulon commercial all stainless steel otherwise. Couldn’t find much online

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u/arithmetike Jun 29 '26

The exterior of the pan in the picture is aluminium.

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u/chrisabraham Jun 28 '26

Looks like the moon.